diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/share.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/share.ts
index 1b69f68a..154d3f4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/share.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/endpoints/share.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ import type { ItemType } from '$lib/api/types';
 export interface ShareMeta {
 	item_type: ItemType;
 	item_name: string;
+	/** The shared item's id — file shares use it to build the preview src. */
+	item_id: string;
+	/**
+	 * File shares only: resolved by the server at read time so the landing
+	 * page can inline a media preview (video player / image) instead of a
+	 * bare download button. Absent for folder shares.
+	 */
+	mime_type?: string;
+	/** File shares only: the shared file's size in bytes. */
+	size?: number;
 }
 
 export interface ShareFolderEntry {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/s/[token]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/s/[token]/+page.svelte
index 570a536c..9e61d933 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/s/[token]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/s/[token]/+page.svelte
@@ -287,7 +287,29 @@
 		</form>
 	{:else if view === 'file'}
 		<div class="share__center">
-			<Icon name="file" class="share__big-icon" />
+			{#if meta && mediaKind(meta.mime_type) === 'video'}
+				<!-- Inline player: Range-aware endpoint streams the video, so the
+				     timeline seeks without downloading the whole file first.
+				     lazyVideo defers the load, seeks a few frames in for a poster
+				     and retries once on error (same behaviour as the folder grid). -->
+				<video
+					class="share__media"
+					data-testid="public-share-file-video"
+					use:lazyVideo={shareFileUrl(token, meta.item_id)}
+					controls
+					playsinline
+				></video>
+			{:else if meta && mediaKind(meta.mime_type) === 'image'}
+				<img
+					class="share__media"
+					data-testid="public-share-file-image"
+					src={shareFileUrl(token, meta.item_id)}
+					alt={meta.item_name}
+					use:imageRetry
+				/>
+			{:else}
+				<Icon name="file" class="share__big-icon" />
+			{/if}
 			<h1>{meta?.item_name}</h1>
 			<a
 				class="share__btn"
@@ -486,6 +508,13 @@
 		text-align: center;
 	}
 
+	.share__media {
+		max-width: 100%;
+		max-height: min(70vh, 40rem);
+		border-radius: var(--radius-2xl);
+		border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+	}
+
 	:global(.share__big-icon) {
 		font-size: 3rem;
 		color: var(--color-text-muted);
diff --git a/src/application/dtos/share_dto.rs b/src/application/dtos/share_dto.rs
index 55ecd18a..696767b3 100644
--- a/src/application/dtos/share_dto.rs
+++ b/src/application/dtos/share_dto.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ pub struct ShareDto {
     pub created_at: u64,
     pub created_by: String,
     pub access_count: u64,
+    /// File shares only: the shared file's MIME type, resolved at read time
+    /// so anonymous viewers can render an inline media preview (video player
+    /// / image) instead of a bare download button. Absent for folder shares
+    /// and whenever the file lookup fails (display-only enrichment).
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub mime_type: Option<String>,
+    /// File shares only: the shared file's size in bytes (see `mime_type`).
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub size: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, ToSchema)]
@@ -49,6 +58,8 @@ impl ShareDto {
             created_at: share.created_at(),
             created_by: share.created_by().to_string(),
             access_count: share.access_count(),
+            mime_type: None,
+            size: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/application/services/share_service.rs b/src/application/services/share_service.rs
index 9e9ac159..47b7ff7f 100644
--- a/src/application/services/share_service.rs
+++ b/src/application/services/share_service.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ impl ShareService {
         };
         self.fetch_share_resolved(token, unlocked).await
     }
+
+    /// Public share landing payload: share metadata enriched with the shared
+    /// file's `mime_type` + `size` so anonymous viewers get an inline media
+    /// preview (video player / image) instead of a bare download button.
+    pub async fn get_shared_link_meta_with_unlock(
+        &self,
+        token: &str,
+        unlock_jwt: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<ShareDto, DomainError> {
+        let dto = self.get_shared_link_with_unlock(token, unlock_jwt).await?;
+        Ok(enrich_share_dto_with_file_info(dto, self.file_repository.as_ref()).await)
+    }
 }
 
 impl ShareUseCase for ShareService {
@@ -538,7 +550,8 @@ impl ShareUseCase for ShareService {
         }
 
         // Password verified (or not required) — return full share metadata
-        Ok(ShareDto::from_entity(&share, &self.base_url))
+        let dto = ShareDto::from_entity(&share, &self.base_url);
+        Ok(enrich_share_dto_with_file_info(dto, self.file_repository.as_ref()).await)
     }
 
     async fn register_shared_link_access(&self, token: &str) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
@@ -558,6 +571,31 @@ impl ShareUseCase for ShareService {
     }
 }
 
+/// Fill `mime_type`/`size` on file-share DTOs so anonymous viewers get an
+/// inline media preview (video player / image) on the public share page
+/// instead of a bare download button.
+///
+/// Display-only enrichment that never fails the response: a failed file
+/// lookup (transient DB error, race with a delete) leaves the fields `None`
+/// and the download endpoint surfaces the real error — a read failure is
+/// never proof the data is absent. Folder shares pass through untouched.
+///
+/// A free function (not a method) so the `integration_tests` mirror of the
+/// service exercises the exact same logic instead of re-implementing it.
+async fn enrich_share_dto_with_file_info<FR: FileReadPort>(
+    mut dto: ShareDto,
+    file_repository: &FR,
+) -> ShareDto {
+    if dto.item_type != "file" {
+        return dto;
+    }
+    if let Ok(file) = file_repository.get_file(&dto.item_id).await {
+        dto.mime_type = Some(file.mime_type().to_string());
+        dto.size = Some(file.size());
+    }
+    dto
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "integration_tests")]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 mod tests {
@@ -642,6 +680,18 @@ mod tests {
             })?;
             self.password_hasher.hash_password(password).await
         }
+
+        /// Mirror of `ShareService::get_shared_link_meta_with_unlock` —
+        /// fetch by token (the mirror has no unlock-JWT machinery) plus the
+        /// shared file-info enrichment.
+        async fn get_shared_link_meta_with_unlock(
+            &self,
+            token: &str,
+            _unlock_jwt: Option<&str>,
+        ) -> Result<ShareDto, DomainError> {
+            let dto = self.get_shared_link_by_token(token).await?;
+            Ok(enrich_share_dto_with_file_info(dto, self.file_repository.as_ref()).await)
+        }
     }
 
     impl<SR, FR, FoR, PH> ShareUseCase for ShareServiceForTest<SR, FR, FoR, PH>
@@ -1261,4 +1311,75 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(share_dto.has_password);
         assert!(share_dto.url.starts_with("http://127.0.0.1:8086/s/"));
     }
+
+    /// The share-landing meta endpoint enriches file shares with the shared
+    /// file's mime type + size so anonymous viewers can render an inline
+    /// preview (video player / image) instead of a bare download button.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_shared_link_meta_enriches_file_shares() {
+        let config = Arc::new(AppConfig::default());
+        let service = ShareServiceForTest::new(
+            config,
+            Arc::new(MockShareRepository::new()),
+            Arc::new(MockFileRepository),
+            Arc::new(MockFolderRepository),
+            Arc::new(MockPasswordHasher),
+        );
+
+        let share = service
+            .create_shared_link(
+                Uuid::new_v4(),
+                CreateShareDto {
+                    item_id: "test_file_id".to_string(),
+                    item_name: Some("movie.mp4".to_string()),
+                    item_type: "file".to_string(),
+                    password: None,
+                    expires_at: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let meta = service
+            .get_shared_link_meta_with_unlock(&share.token, None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(meta.mime_type.as_deref(), Some("text/plain"));
+        assert_eq!(meta.size, Some(123));
+    }
+
+    /// Folder shares must NOT gain a bogus mime type — the enrichment is a
+    /// file-share-only passthrough for them.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_shared_link_meta_leaves_folder_shares_unenriched() {
+        let config = Arc::new(AppConfig::default());
+        let service = ShareServiceForTest::new(
+            config,
+            Arc::new(MockShareRepository::new()),
+            Arc::new(MockFileRepository),
+            Arc::new(MockFolderRepository),
+            Arc::new(MockPasswordHasher),
+        );
+
+        let share = service
+            .create_shared_link(
+                Uuid::new_v4(),
+                CreateShareDto {
+                    item_id: "test_folder_id".to_string(),
+                    item_name: Some("pictures".to_string()),
+                    item_type: "folder".to_string(),
+                    password: None,
+                    expires_at: None,
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let meta = service
+            .get_shared_link_meta_with_unlock(&share.token, None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(meta.mime_type, None);
+        assert_eq!(meta.size, None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/share_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/share_handler.rs
index 4343f0ad..bc20fe12 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/share_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/share_handler.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ pub async fn access_shared_item(
     // every public share landing).
     let (_, item) = tokio::join!(
         share_use_case.register_shared_link_access(&token),
-        share_use_case.get_shared_link_with_unlock(&token, unlock_jwt.as_deref()),
+        share_use_case.get_shared_link_meta_with_unlock(&token, unlock_jwt.as_deref()),
     );
 
     match item {